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powerful cavalry. It was their pride, and in their efforts at 

 conquest and colony it can not be supposed they would neglect 

 to carry with them horses enough for defense and agriculture. 

 The similarity of type of the Norman and Canadian teaches as 

 surely a common origin as if the historians of Canada had 

 given us a well kept record of crosses made and new blood 

 infused. 



CROWN JEWEL. 

 NOKMAN STALLION. Imported and owned by Dillon Bros, Normal, Ills 



Climate and Environment. But how comes the de- 

 creased size of the Canadian? The cold and long winters, and 

 the hardships endured by the neglected animals of a people of 

 little intelligence or enterprise, would decrease the size of all 

 their domestic animals. Climate, and environment, give character 

 to all the animals. The fens of England and Scotland and Flan- 



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